The Belt Skimmer (TBS)

Belt skimmers lift and remove unwanted floating  oils from the surface of water or coolants, in parts washers, pressure spray operations, oil leakage pits, wastewater, and treatment tanks, pits, sumps and wells. These require no pumps. These are selective and give you almost oil only with very little water to deal with.

The Belt skimmers (TBS) are workhorses for smaller oil skimming needs and  give you oil recovery rated in GPH or gallons per hour . TBS can be plugged into a timer  and/or can be run unattended around the clock. These are almost Idiot or Bubba Proof. 
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*See our Big Ass Belts skimmers (BABS) for higher recovery rates.
Why buy a Belt Skimmer from SkimOIL?-----"I would like to thank you and your team for such excellent service last week. We installed the two skimmers we received and they worked unbelievably well. After one week of use, we can already see the dramatically increased oil evacuation and are awaiting test results to see the exact improvements. I am going to propose that we replace our additional 6 skimmers here with 6 more of yours. Thank you for such a great product!"
Ronnie Massey
P.M. Planner, Curing Dept.
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia
The belt skimmers are selective skimmers — motor driven and work by attracting oil to the surface of the belt — which then is rotated/driven around to the point where the scraper blade shaves or scrapes the oil off the belt — allowing it to gravity drain into your  sump or tank or bucket or tote or ?

The belt skimmer (TBS) has to be mounted over the area where oil collects so it can reach down thru the surface and attract the oil. The oil has to touch the belt to work. Most plants have the ability and skilled people that allow them to provide some sort of arm or flange or ?? to clamp or bolt the skimmer onto.
​See the optional adjustable mounting stand .

In the world of oil skimming — The Belt Skimmers are probably the most bullet proof and easiest to walk away from and not worry about. The only moving part is the motor driven pulley and the belt that rides on it. It’s drop dead reliable and a very mature technology. It’s hard to screw this one up!  ​
Belt Skimmer Specs and Dimensions  /  Monitoring Well Belt Skimmers  /  TBS2 Brochure / TBS4V Brochure
GOT OIL?  Need Reliability ? Want it to run unattended?  Recovers up to 6 GPH!
 The TBS2 Series is a modern design made to address the ever increasing needs for WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS. It is priced to be affordable, is lightweight, portable and corrosion-proof! Polyurethane or stainless steel belts can reach from a few inches to 20 feet down. The TBS2 accepts  2" & 4" wide belts. A timer, ground-fault interrupter, 3 ft. extension hose and handle are included with standard products. Custom units with a "steep trough" side discharge for heavy oils are available as are units for 2" and larger monitor wells.

MOTOR SPECIFICATIONS:
  • 30 RPM Permanent magnet synchronous motors – the highest level of reliability
  • Amp draw 0.055 (7 watts)
  • Gears and extruded pinion conform to AGMA7 level quality.
  • 115V/1/60Hz is standard (220/1/50 and 220/1/60 also available)
  • 64 oz.-in of torque

FRAME: Stainless steel metal, UHMW polymer ends/scraper blade. PULLEY: Nylon drive pulley. SS/nylon tail pulley with SS retainer chain. TEMP 120 F. with poly belt, 200 F. with stainless steel belt. WEIGHT: Ship weight varies from 15 - 30 lbs. depending on belAll metal is stainless steel and is corrosion-resistant. Collects 1-6 GPH depending on belt width and conditions.  >>>Click Here For TBS2 Brochure
Belt type oil skimmer
Shown: TBS2 with a 4" Stainless Belt
Belt skimmer
Shown: TBS4 variable speed belt skimmer with 4" flat poly belt. Stand NOT included.
Need Even More Oil Recovery?
The TBS4V  Belt Skimmers are a recent development with a variable speed drive to provide an economical, corrosion-free, wide belt skimmer for central coolant tanks, wastewater and water treatment applications with high collection rates!  Use in applications where desired oil collection rate is not known, where incoming oil rate may change, or where oil is needed to be removed faster/slower at different times. ! Simply Turn Knob to Adjust Oil Lift Rate or to dial it in for best recovery. Frame is 10.5" high x 9" wide. Length (with motor) varies from 17" to 31" with one to four inch wide belts.

Benefits:
  • Economical Cost and Dependable Operation
  • No Corrosion - All Stainless and Polymer Materials
  • Std. Belt Lengths to 10 ft. - Can be made to 100 ft. down
  • Handles Fluctuating Liquid Levels
  • Takes Little Space & Easy to Install
  • Furnished as a Complete System with Accessories

Features: Uses 4" Wide Belts - Polyurethane or Stainless, Uses One to Four Belts,
Baldor Permanent Magnet Gearmotor, UHMW Bearing-Grade Polymer Scraper Blade.
Collect 2 –25 Gallons/Hour from 2 ft. to 100 ft. depths!  Click here for TBSV4 Brochure
Belt Skimmer on 5' adjustable stand
TBSV Shown On A 5' Adjustable Stand
Belt Skimmer shown with a 4
TBSV with 4" Stainless Belt On 5' Adjustable Stand
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NEED LOTS OF OIL RECOVERY?
See our Big Ass Belt Skimmers (BABS) Heavy Severe Duty 10-200 GPH recovery skimmers
With industrial applications ranging from food processing to automobile manufacturing, oil skimmers are useful in any situation where oil contamination may occur. As an investment, oil skimmers reduce waste disposal costs, prolong the effective life of cleaning and cooling fluids, and provide countless environmental benefits. Acting alone, oil skimmers can often achieve the purity levels required by the user. In cases where more complicated oil removal processes are needed, pre-treatment with oil skimmers effectively reduces the costs associated with secondary treatments.

Although our oil skimmers vary widely in terms of size, oil collection rate and cost, all of our oil skimmers are simple, reliable and effective. To learn more about the oil skimmers we offer, or to decide which oil skimmer is right for you, give Skimoil a call (314) 579-9755 and let's chat about your application.